Types of Natural Hazards
An opening in the earth’s crust through which lava, ash, and gases escape.
What are Volcanoes
A broad area of relatively high tornado occurrence in the central United States
The tool that predicts a hurricane.
What is a satellite?
Dangerous winter storms that are a combination of blowing snow and wind resulting in very low visibility
What are Blizzards
A tool that should be in your safety kit that will help at night.
What is a Flashlight
A series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake.
What are Tsunamis
A path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes.
What is Ring Of Fire
What tool predicts thunderstorms?
What is the Doppler?
A rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls.
What are Hurricanes
During a thunderstorm, where is the WORST place to be?
What is under a tree
A violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and its host cloud
What are Tornadoes
A desert spanning across North Africa. With an area of 9,200,000 square kilometers, it is the largest hot desert in the world. This is where most dust storms occur.
What is the Sahara Desert
Which Natural Disaster is categorized by the Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF-Scale)
What are Tornadoes
A large amount of snow moving quickly down a mountain, typically on slopes of 30 to 45 degrees
What is an Avalance
Best preparation defense for a home fire.
What is an Evacuation Plan
A sudden movement of dirt, rocks, or even entire chunks of land that suddenly moves downhill. It can happen because of heavy rainfall
What are Landslides
The period in a year, from June 1 through November 30, when tropical or subtropical cyclones are most likely to form in the North Atlantic Ocean.
What is Hurricane Season
Which Disasters is categorized by the Richter scale
What are Earthquakes
A seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing, or strongest, winds of a region
What are Moonsoon
How can you prepare your home for an earthquake?
What is Retrofit the building
A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall in a particular region. This can cause water shortages and impact the environment and harm animal habitats
What are Droughts
A continent around the South Pole: consists of an ice-covered plateau, 1800–3000 m (6000 ft to 10 000 ft) above sea level, and mountain ranges rising to 4500 m (15 000 ft) with some volcanic peaks
What is Antarctica
What Natural Disaster uses the VEI scale.
An epidemic of an infectious disease that has spread across a large region, for instance multiple continents or worldwide, affecting a substantial number of individuals.
What are Pandemics
What to do to keep your home safe by putting a boarder around your home.
What is Mitigating